A Touch of Home Life: Part 1

Recently Melissa and I were talking blog talk. Since we are college roommates, during the summer we are not together and we have been trying to think of creative ways to pull our posts together even being 3 hours apart. That's when we realized, you have no idea who we really are!

So who are we?


In part one I will be talking about me, Aubrey.

 My story is mainly based in little old Lancaster County, PA or as most people might call it, Amish Country (note the never ending corn in the photo above). Needless to say, my fashion sense did not come from here. I just couldn't find a way to rock an Amish bonnet.

My family and friends are the most important thing in my life. The pretty girl in the second photo is my sister, Nikki. She is my best friend, confident, and partner in crime. I have no idea what I would do without her; I am the luckiest. This year we had a new addition to our family, Eva, a foreign exchange student from Italy. Currently, my sister is enjoying all the gelato and pizza in the world while visiting her. Rough summer, huh? 

My loving and supportive family led me to where I am in life today. They believed in my crazy artistic and fashion passion. I have been drawing ever since I can remember and started sewing what I can only assume were meant to be outfits for my American girl dolls as soon as I could figure out how. In high school, while everyone else was trying to go to school for steady jobs I had my mind set on fashion. Now I am in my final year at Fashion Institute and cannot wait to see what happens from here!

Pretty, Pretty Prints

 

Top- Uniqlo

Pants- The Loft

Necklace-Urban Outfitters

Shoes-Vince Camuto

Watch-Frock Candy

Bracelets- DIY

On Aubrey:

Leopard Print Top- Parker

Shorts- Sandro

Wedges- Aldo

We reunited for a quick trip back into the city and snapped a few photos to share with you lovely readers! Hope everyone has a fantastic 4th of July!

Boat Basin

On Aubrey:

Scarf- Thrift Shop in Belgium

Striped Top- H&M 

Mint Jeans- Zara

Sandals- Target

 

On Melissa:

Rings- Lucky Brand and Topshop

 

Scarf-J.Crew

Boyfriend Jeans-All Saints

Shoes-Steve Madden 

On our most recent adventure in the city, we discovered our new favorite place for food and drinks! A lovely place along the water, the 79th Street Boat Basin has an enclosed restaurant area as well as a deck that over looks the Hudson River. We enjoyed sandwiches, a drink, and made some new friends. Anyone who is in an around the city, we highly recommend stopping by for a bite!

As for our looks for the evening, we had both been working all day so we chose slightly more relaxed looks and decided to accent them with scarves.

We wish you all a wonderful weekend!

How Two Do: Nautical

 

On Melissa:

Necklace- Juicy Couture

Rings-Lucky Brand,Topshop (left to right)

 

Shirt-J.Crew

Shorts- Madewell

Shoes- Chinese Laundry 

 My puppy!

On Aubrey:

Blouse- H&M

Belt- Betsey Johnson

Wide Leg Pants- Guess

Yes we realize Fleet Week has already passed but that does not mean we can not still be inspired to dress in our interpretation of Nautical. We both chose clean looks with pops of red. Trends come and go but it seems year to year Nautical is timeless and we enjoyed accessorizing our looks for such a fun theme. How do you feel about nautical looks/ how do you do it?

Also, as you can see The Two have been separated for summer break. Our photos for the next couple of months will likely be done independently. Really it does not affect anything  but just thought you all should know! 

Hope you all have a superb week.

As always, we love you all!

What We Do

Melissa:
This collection was based on jellyfish aka Cnidaria Scyphozoa Aurelia.  It is a Spring ready-to-wear collection, I was inspired by the whimsey, color, and gracefulness of the jellyfish.  I tried to translate these aspects into the designs and the overall look of my woman.  The mediums are watercolor and Photoshop.

Aubrey: The pictures below are two separate collections, the first being for a contest inspired by New York and the second is a collection inspired by the image of a moth for a sustainable collection. The first collection, Connected, is about the idea of "the dream", this is what a person is trying to connect to when the come to the Big Apple. You, our dear readers, can look forward to more from this collection because I am been made a finalist in an amazing competition for Elle magazine. The mediums are watercolor and Photoshop.

So for months we have been telling you all that we are fashion design students but giving you nothing to back that up. Well finally... Here's proof! We decided to share a few of our drawings from the past year. Hope you like them:)

Cinco De Mayo

On Melissa:

Blazer-H&M

Lace Top-American Aperal

Handbag-Steve Madden

Shoes- Nine West

 

 On Aubrey:

Necklace- Urban Outfitters

Top- American Apparel

Belt- Gap

Harem Pants- Mango

Heels- Zara

 Some people just can't resist a photo op...

 Me laughing at the second random man to jump in our pictures that day ^

This Saturday afternoon we had a little school spirit (go FIT!) and attended our schools block party "Cinco de MyFIT". Cheesy, right? However, we love it. Free food, a chance to make our own lip gloss, and hang out with our fashionable peers made for a great afternoon.

How did you all spend your Cinco de Mayo? Hope it was filled with Margaritas and mexican songs such as La Cucaracha! Oh the fun we have dancing and singing along to that.

We wish you all a fantastic week. We love you all!

Best of Brunch

Top-H&M

Skirt- Made by Me

Shoes-Nine West

Necklace-DIY

Clutch-Forever21

On Aubrey:

Sequin Top- Tibi

Shorts- H&M

Clutch- Target

Heels- Steve Madden

Recently it was our dear friend Ashley had her birthday which we happily celebrated at Pranna on Madison and 8th Avenue. We enjoyed delicious food and even more delicious mimosas. Hope you enjoy the photos from that day!

It is that time of year again where we hide away from the world to final term projects. Three weeks from now it's summer time though, so wish us luck until then.

Have a lovely week! As always, we love you all!